The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
98
101
78
76
57
54
39
40
27
17
17
10
9
9
17
16
12
31
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:48PM1.57m
5:43AM1.01m
6:28PM1.65m
6:30AM1.06m
7:04PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.38m
00:33AM0.55m
11:27AM0.34m
1:11AM0.46m
12:11PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
13
12
10
12
14
15
14
15
14
12
12
14
16
16
17
15
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